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Pilgrims traveled a long way to seek protection.
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Medieval Pilgrims Apparently Tried to Ward Off the Plague With Bawdy Badges

Metal phalluses and vulvas were thought to protect against disease.
Olivia Campbell January 29, 2021
The Odiham pest house.
Odiham, England

Odiham Pest House

A rare survivor from the age of plagues.
These woodcuts are from the <em>Decameron</em>, a collection of novellas in which young people fleeing plague-ridden Florence tell stories that often provide accounts of life during the pandemic.
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In 14th-Century Florence, Some Residents Socially Distanced While Others Hit the Bars

A contemporary debate would feel familiar to Europeans alive when the Bubonic plague arrived.
Rachel Ashcroft August 19, 2020
Hob Moor and Plague Stones
York, England

Hob Moor and Plague Stones

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.
Babae’s wine window was the first of Florence's put into use—even before the pandemic.
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The Coronavirus Is Bringing Back Florence's Wine Windows

This isn't the first time they've come in handy during a pandemic.
Matthew Taub August 11, 2020
Ever a dutiful student, Isaac Newton took notes to learn about the plague.
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Sold: Isaac Newton’s Notes About the Bubonic Plague

His scribbles—which mention the curative power of toad vomit—sold for $81,000.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 15, 2020
The debate over which is Britain’s oldest pub is fueled by the impossibility of a definitive ruling.
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How the Black Death Gave Rise to British Pub Culture

For centuries-old bars, a pandemic is nothing new.
Richard Collett May 22, 2020
The bubonic plague killed around 10 million people in India. This photo shows a temporary hospital in 1896 or 1897.
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How the 1896 Bombay Plague Changed Mumbai Forever

It reshaped the city and inspired a revolutionary vaccine.
Nadia Nooreyezdan May 14, 2020
Some people are surprised, even offended, by the Dutch tendency to include illnesses among their curses.
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The Wide World of Disease-Based Dutch Profanity

"Get the corona!" is starting to make an appearance.
Dan Nosowitz May 6, 2020
A bartender serves pear ratafia, inspired by an early-modern European recipe, at Tattersall's 2019 event.
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The 1700s Plague Cure That Inspired an Uncannily Contemporary Cocktail

An art historian, a culinary researcher, and a Twin Cities distillery teamed up to recreate the herbaceous drink.
Reina Gattuso April 3, 2020
A coat of arms from the turn of the 17th century, featuring a plague doctor and, presumably, the Swiss physician Theodore Zwinger III.
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European Plague Doctor Garb Was Black, Beaked, and Very Bleak

These haunting uniforms make today's masks look tame.
Isaac Schultz April 2, 2020
The alleged friar's grave.
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Friar's Bush Graveyard

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.
Edinburgh, Scotland

John Livingston's Tomb

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.
Tombland Alley and the back of the Augustine Steward House.
Norwich, England

Tombland Alley

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.
The plague victim skeleton at the Charterhouse.
London, England

The Charterhouse Black Death Skeleton

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
A glimpse of the Medieval Murder Map.
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Take a Virtual Murder Tour of Medieval London

You'll find that churches offer little sanctuary.
Matthew Taub November 28, 2018
London, England

Richmond Park

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
Cudham Churchyard in London. This looks about right.
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Why England Once Forced Everyone to Be Buried in Wool

Transgressors had to pay a heavy fine.
Matthew Taub October 25, 2018